The Rise of National Security in the 1930s: An Australian Case Study
The authors examine how Australia developed a security rhetoric in the 1930s that linked national identity, politics, and military strategy. This reveals an early shift toward a modern understanding of “national security.”
Mountains of Gold: The Alpine Vaults of the Swiss National Bank, 1939–46
This article examines how the Swiss National Bank hid gold in the Alps during World War II. It analyzes the political, economic, and moral implications of this secret gold storage in a neutral nation.
The Multiple Meanings of Human Rights in Germany: an Introduction
This special section examines Germany’s contested human rights history through postwar case studies on migrant housing advocacy, diplomacy toward the Global South, elite and grassroots perspectives, and colonial legacies. It argues that today’s polarized human rights debates continue a longer tradition of conflict over rights in Germany, reaching back to the nineteenth century.
The Rise of National Security in the 1930s: An Australian Case Study
The authors examine how Australia developed a security rhetoric in the 1930s that linked national identity, politics, and military strategy. This reveals an early shift toward a modern understanding of “national security.”
Mountains of Gold: The Alpine Vaults of the Swiss National Bank, 1939–46
This article examines how the Swiss National Bank hid gold in the Alps during World War II. It analyzes the political, economic, and moral implications of this secret gold storage in a neutral nation.
The Multiple Meanings of Human Rights in Germany: an Introduction
This special section examines Germany’s contested human rights history through postwar case studies on migrant housing advocacy, diplomacy toward the Global South, elite and grassroots perspectives, and colonial legacies. It argues that today’s polarized human rights debates continue a longer tradition of conflict over rights in Germany, reaching back to the nineteenth century.